Question

Select the most appropriate linking word that would start the next paragraph.

The Russell Trust has said that a record number of food parcels were handed out locally in Christchurch. Over the last three months, the charity handed out 2,678 emergency three-day packages at food banks across the county – 30 per cent of them to children.

, in other better news, child poverty statistics are showing a slight decline, with fewer than 12 percent of youngsters in the UK now growing up on the breadline

Answer 1

As a result

Step-by-step explanation:

Basically, since they are handing out food, fewer kids are in poverty, which is cause and effect. The linking word phrase "as a result" is one that signifies cause and effect.